“Behind the Jumps: The Shocking Secrets of Evel Knievel’s Reckless Pursuit of Fame”
On his first ever motorcycle ride, he already had the daredevil spirit in him. Knievel immediately began showing off and ended up crashing the bike into a neighbor’s garage.
He Was On An FBI Watchlist For Years
Considering the fact that Knievel had done some unsavory things with some cronies, it’s not surprising that someone as high-profile as him had the FBI on his tail. The FBI followed him for nearly a decade and found that he was the mastermind behind several beatings of rival daredevils.
Knievel was never formally charged with anything, but he definitely had to keep calm and maintain a low profile after his retirement.
He Did A Wheelie…In A Dump Truck
As soon as Knievel got his first taste at motorcycle riding, everything else seemed to be “unimportant stuff.” He left his high school in Butte, Montana during his sophomore year to work, but that only made things worse.
His first job out of high school was working in the copper mines as a diamond drill operator. It didn’t take long for Knievel to get fired after he popped a wheeling on the earth mover.
He Tried To Give JFK Elk Antlers
As a young man, Knievel would often illegally poach elk in Yellowstone Park. At the time, hunting wasn’t legal, but park rangers would have to cull elk anyways to control the population. After getting several warnings, Knievel became upset and wanted the hunting rules to change.
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